Battle of Nettur
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Date1188
Location
Nettur
Result
Chola victory
| Battle of Nettur | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||
| Belligerents | |||||||
| Chola Empire and Pandyan kingdom | Pandyan troops loyal to Vira Pandya | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Kulothunga Chola III, Vikrama Pandya | Vira Pandya | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Nettur was an engagement between the Chola Emperor Kulothunga Chola III and Vira Pandya, the claimant to the Pandya throne in 1188. The subsequent crisis was erupted in the aftermath of the Pandyan Civil War, which led to the ascension of Vira Pandya.
The Cholas set up Vira Pandya on the Pandyan throne at the end of an 8-year civil war. However, Vira Pandya soon broke off his allegiance to the Cholas causing a Chola army to invade Madurai in 1182 and replace him with Vikrama Pandya, a rival claimant.
